Many conflicts currently take place around the world due to disputes over water use. In many major river basins of the world, water is increasingly scarce. In Brazil, some regions face problems of water deficiency, such as the Northeastern semi-arid region and some metropolitan areas. The aim of...

The São Francisco River Transposition Project was proposed by the Federal Government as one of the solutions to overcome water insecurity in part of the Northeast Brazil. This study was proposed with the objective of evaluating water security, in the human, economic, ecosystem and resilience...

Many conflicts currently take place around the world due to disputes over water use. In many major river basins of the world, water is increasingly scarce. In Brazil, some regions face problems of water deficiency, such as the Northeastern semi-arid region and some metropolitan areas. The aim of...

A Bacia do rio Paraíba do Sul localiza-se na região Sudeste do Brasil e abrange 184 municípios de São Paulo, Minas Gerais e Rio de Janeiro. Pesquisa do IBGE, sobre o estado do meio ambiente nos municípios brasileiros, identificou os problemas e as suas prováveis causas. Os resultados da...

The São Francisco River Transposition Project was proposed by the Federal Government as one of the solutions to overcome water insecurity in part of the Northeast Brazil. This study was proposed with the objective of evaluating water security, in the human, economic, ecosystem and resilience...

Portuguese Abstract: O Brasil tem mais de 23 milhões de pessoas na zona rural sem coleta ou tratamento de esgoto, o que corresponde a 75% da população rural. Um reflexo desta situação é observado na área de saúde, onde há um índice de mortalidade causada por diarréia (principal...